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Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

In research, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,205 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#3,255 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.8× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#21,511
of 28,054 · #15,878 all time
Rank in Iceland
#6
of 8
Research works
504
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Marine and Freshwater Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,205 of 21,541 19.0%380
Environmental ScienceField #3,255 of 6,208 17.7%281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marine and Freshwater Research Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Marine and Freshwater Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 43.5 works12×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.42× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.80× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marine and Freshwater Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Gísli A. Víkingsson, Christophe Pampoulie and Ástþór Gíslason lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marine and Freshwater Research Institute.

  1. 1 Gísli A. Víkingsson Iceland · #437,899 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Christophe Pampoulie Iceland · #814,765 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ástþór Gíslason Iceland · #829,772 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Héðinn Valdimarsson Iceland · #986,946 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson Iceland · #1,095,298 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Andreas Macrander Iceland · #1,348,930 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Marine and Freshwater Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Marine and Freshwater Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Conservation, Invasive Species, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management, Fish Population Dynamics and Marine Fisheries.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change29▲ 14×26 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability17▲ 252×2 topics
  3. Conservation10▲ 31×8 topics
  4. Invasive Species10▲ 31×8 topics
  5. Trophic Cascades10▲ 138×2 topics
  6. Ecosystem Management9▲ 209×2 topics
  7. Fish Population Dynamics9▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Marine Fisheries9▲ 299×1 topic
  9. Population Dynamics9▲ 47×6 topics
  10. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 190×2 topics
  11. Aquaculture8▲ 39×6 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges8▲ 211×1 topic
  13. Flow Regulation8▲ 211×1 topic
  14. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  16. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  17. Biogeography4▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Food Security4▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Biodiversity4▲ 8.0×11 topics
  20. Acoustic Communication4▲ 109×2 topics
  21. Anthropogenic Noise4▲ 190×1 topic
  22. Marine Mammals4▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity4▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Marine Environment4▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services4▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Oyster Reefs4▲ 179×1 topic
  29. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 95×2 topics
  30. Fisheries4▲ 123×2 topics
  31. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Ocean Acidification3▲ 60×3 topics
  33. Benthic Communities3▲ 72×2 topics
  34. Marine Biodiversity3▲ 72×2 topics
  35. Phylogeny3▲ 27×3 topics
  36. DNA Barcoding3▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Morphology3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Freshwater3▲ 73×2 topics
  40. Nutrition3▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Marine and Freshwater Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available46.7%not open53.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.6%domestic only56.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marine and Freshwater Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.